brat

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈbrat 

1

a

disparaging : child

specifically : an ill-mannered annoying child

a spoiled brat

b

: an ill-mannered immature person

2

: the child of a career military person

army brats

also : the child of a person whose career is in a specified and typically unusual field

Hollywood brats

brattiness

ˈbra-tē-nəs 

noun

brattish

ˈbra-tish 

adjective

bratty

ˈbra-tē 

adjective

brat

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈbrät  ˈbrat 

: bratwurst

Examples of brat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

To take some wares to go, stop by Milwaukee Public Market in the historic Third Ward neighborhood: West Allis Cheese & Sausage Shoppe offers handmade brats and sausages and more than 200 varieties of Wisconsin cheese. —Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 May 2025

She’s called out photographers on red carpets for yelling at her on more than one occasion, only to later be called a brat and a villain online. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025

The trend became so ubiquitous that the Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Kamala Harris was declared brat by Charli herself. —Marina Watts, People.com, 21 May 2025

The proud son of Filipino immigrants turns amateur foodies into grilling experts, cooking the likes of lobster, short ribs, beer brats and noodle dishes. —Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 9 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

perhaps from English dialect brat coarse garment

Noun (2)

by shortening

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brat

• at
• bat
• batt
• cat
• chat
• fat
• flat
• gat
• gnat
• hat
• kat
• mat

Kids Definition

brat

noun

ˈbrat 

: child sense 2a

especially : an ill-mannered annoying child

brattish

ˈbrat-ish 

adjective

bratty

ˈbrat-ē 

adjective